Resource Type: Journal Article

Journal Article

COVID-19 and the gender health paradox
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COVID-19 and the gender health paradox
This journal article by Bambra et al. explores the gender health paradox of COVID-19 through biological, social, economic and public policy explanations.
Author: Bambra, C., Albani, V., & Franklin, P.
Published: 2021
Mental health framework: Coronavirus pandemic in post-Katrina New Orleans
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Mental health framework: Coronavirus pandemic in post-Katrina New Orleans
This editorial from Shervington and Richardson describes the disproportionate impacts of COVID-19 due to racial inequities and socioeconomic disadvantage in the city of New Orleans. The authors use insight gained from Hurricane Katrina in 2005 to explore the mental health effects of disasters, contextualizing recommendations to address population mental health during both the immediate crisis response and recovery phases.
Author: Shervington, D. O., & Richardson, L.
Published: 2020
Values are not enough: Qualitative study identifying critical elements for prioritization of health equity in health systems
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Values are not enough: Qualitative study identifying critical elements for prioritization of health equity in health systems
This study of British Columbia’s health authorities provides an important contribution to the knowledge base on health equity action. Produced by Equity Lens in Public Health, it reveals several critical elements that support the prioritization of health equity within complex health systems.
Author: van Roode, T., Pauly, B.M., Marcellus, L. et al. 
Published: 2020
Pandemic housing policy: Examining the relationship among eviction, housing instability, health inequity, and COVID-19 transmission
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Pandemic housing policy: Examining the relationship among eviction, housing instability, health inequity, and COVID-19 transmission
This journal article from Benfer et al. considers how housing displacement exacerbates COVID-19 infection rate and death, including a discussion on eviction, transiency, overcrowding, chronic conditions, and the perpetuation of health inequities among Black and Latinx people, proposing housing stabilization measures as critical components to a comprehensive COVID-19 strategy.
Author: Benfer, E.A., et al.
Published: 2020
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